Theatre Education, Pedagogy, and Training

Geoff Kropnik on what brought him to getting his writing MFA later in life, and the lessons he learned from the experience.

In this meditation, P. Carl examines the effectiveness of discipline when influencing creativity and promoting critical thought.

David Weiner writes about his way of combatting the dearth of young theater professionals: introducing students to the arts via Words Alive.

In this essay, Craig Fleming sheds light on the necessity and importance of theatres making it a goal of attracting younger audiences.

Nick Medvescek introduces HowlRound to the Emerson theatre ecosystem, and explores just what makes the student theatre scene at Emerson so unique and challenging.

Diane Brewer on the red tape surrounding educational opprotunites and the elitism it unintenionally creates.

Scott Walters discusses the necessity of creating independant and interdisciplinary Rural Arts programs.

James Blazsko reflects on his time as an intern, and the major lesson that he learned: maybe it's not the prestige of the internship, but what you get out of it.

What does it means to teach dramaturgy, and how do the pratical and theoretical intersect to inform this oft-misunderstood practice?

Seth Baumrin and Karen Malpede chat about why theatre matters to Criminal Justice students.

Edward Albert Jaros unpacks the end of teaching his Playwriting and Drama course

Edward Albert Jaros discusses finding humanity and truth in playwriting when working with children.

When it comes down to it, children's curiosity overshadows technology and their creativity blossoms in a playwriting program.

Woolly Mammoth's Miriam Weisfield introduces us to The Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, an exciting new iniative where technology and playwriting team up to engage audiences in ways never before seen.

Why is it that we who wish to write the next wave of American theatrical masterpieces are so desperate to get into grad school?

In this installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, Anthony Werner interviews Derek Goldman of Arena Stage on how the abundance in theatre is found in partnerships and collaborations.